"Mount Salloum and Mount Mghila have been noted as gathering places for extremists, according to the Counter Extremism Project, and multiple travel advisories recommend avoiding these areas."

"Published by the Counter Extremism Project, 'An Unholy Alliance: Links Between Extremism and Illicit Trade in East Africa' appears barely a week after the militant group burst onto international headlines with their brutal attack on the northern...

"On 29 March, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) published a new report – An Unholy Alliance: Links Between Extremism and Illicit Trade in East Africa. It says that East Africa is being critically undermined by illicit trade. Terror groups such as...

"The latest report by the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) shows that illicit trade is the fuel driving some of the deadliest terror organizations operating in the East African region."

"Kenya needs urgent government action to combat rampant illicit trade as an explosive new report reveals its links to corruption, organised crime and terrorism in the region, Stop Crime Kenya (StoCK) warns today. The report, published today by the...

"KENYA needs urgent government action to combat rampant illicit trade as an explosive new report reveals its links to corruption, organized crime, and terrorism in the region. The report, published by the independent Counter Extremism Project (CEP)...

"East Africa, a key security partner in the war on terror and a principal engine of economic development on the African continent, is being critically undermined by illicit trade, according to the new report by the Counter Extremism Project (CEP)...

"The report, published today by the independent Counter Extremism Project (CEP), says illegal trade in almost every commercial sector is financing gangsters, warlords and militants and is threatening jobs, the economy and the fragile security of East...

"Extremist fighters and terror campaigns are being paid for through the unlawful activities which are becoming 'more sophisticated', said Sir Ivor Roberts, a former British diplomat in Lebanon and head of counter-terrorism in the Foreign Office. He...

CEP Strategic Advisor Liam Duffy writes: "So, even as attention turns elsewhere and despite the horrors already suffered, it’s likely the challenges posed by jihadism lie ahead rather than behind us. All of this makes the question of whether...